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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Where Angels Fear to Tread" (1905) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Where Angels Fear to Tread
1905
The Longest Journey
1907
A Room with a View
1908
Howards End
1910
The Story of a Panic
1911
The Story of the Siren
1920
A Passage to India
1924
Maurice
1971
Arctic Summer
1980
The Machine Stops
1947
The Eternal Moment and Other Stories
1928
Abinger Harvest
1936
Collected Short Stories
1947
Albergo Empedocle, and Other Writings
1971
The Life to Come and Other Short Stories
1972
The Collected Tales of E. M. Forster
1986
The New Collected Short Stories
1989
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